The PTT affiliated Iran Telecommunications Manufacturing Company (ITMC)is situated in a 95,000 square metres facility in Shiraz. It wasestablished in 1967 and produces parts for high capacity digitalexchanges EWSD and S12. It has an annual output of 1.2 million parts. It also produces low capacity exchanges branded Fajr (400 line capacity)and Asr (256 lines), telephone sets, and some other equipment. Theassembly line for NEAX61E digital exchanges is also based at thisfactory. The company's software center, which is equipped with an IBM4381 main frame computer, produces the databases and software necessaryfor the above stated exchanges. It also provides the necessary supportduring the operation of the exchanges. Other products include powersupply sets, different types of telephone sets, MDF and DDF accessoriesetc.
ITMC's source of technology is mainly SEL and Siemens of Germany. ITMC iscurrently pursuing a technology transfer project for the TCI incollaboration with NEC of Japan.
The company's majority shareholder is TCI. The Iranian Bank of Mines andMetals and Siemens are minority shareholders.